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LeBlanc is the only person in Lafayette Parish to have been elected to five consecutive terms as state representative though he served just a few days of his fifth term.<ref name=ull/> His father, Democrat J. Luke LeBlanc, was elected to four nonconsecutive House terms from 1964 to 1972 and 1976 to 1984. In the two later terms, Jerry Luke LeBlanc was a legislative assistant to his father.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=house/> LeBlanc is the first House member in state history to have chaired the Louisiana Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. As chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, LeBlanc sponsored legislation in 1996 that established [[performance-based budgeting]], a method designed to gauge the value produced by public services and programs.<ref name=ull>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisiana.edu/about-us/offices|title=Vice President for Administration & Finance|publisher=Louisiana.edu|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

LeBlanc is the only person in Lafayette Parish to have been elected to five consecutive terms as state representative though he served just a few days of his fifth term.<ref name=ull/> His father, Democrat J. Luke LeBlanc, was elected to four nonconsecutive House terms from 1964 to 1972 and 1976 to 1984. In the two later terms, Jerry Luke LeBlanc was a legislative assistant to his father.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=house/> LeBlanc is the first House member in state history to have chaired the Louisiana Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. As chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, LeBlanc sponsored legislation in 1996 that established [[performance-based budgeting]], a method designed to gauge the value produced by public services and programs.<ref name=ull>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisiana.edu/about-us/offices|title=Vice President for Administration & Finance|publisher=Louisiana.edu|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 1996 and 1996, Representative LeBlanc was rated 70 percent by the [[Christian Coalition]]. In 1998, he was ranked 44 percent by the [[AFL-CIO]]. In 2001, he was scored 25 percent by [[Planned Parenthood]] and 33 percent by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]]. In 2003, he was rated 83 percent by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, compared to 93 percent in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/4586/jerry-luke-leblanc#.U1f1-ctOUfg|title=Jerry Luke LeBlanc's Ratings|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 1996 and 1996, Representative LeBlanc was rated 70 percent by the [[Christian Coalition]]. In 1998, he was ranked 44 percent by the [[AFL-CIO]]. In 2001, he was scored 25 percent by [[Planned Parenthood]] and 33 percent by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]]. In 2003, he was rated 83 percent by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, compared to 93 percent in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/4586/jerry-luke-leblanc#.U1f1-ctOUfg|title=Jerry Luke LeBlanc's Ratings|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 9, 2020}}</ref>

LeBlanc resigned from the state House in January 2004, when Governor Blanco appointed him as commissioner of administration. With the close of the Blanco administration in 2008, LeBlanc was named the interim vice president for administration and finance at ULL, formerly the University of Southwestern Louisiana, at a starting salary of $212,000, high by Louisiana standards.<ref name=ull/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business/2705|title=Jerry Luke getting $212,000 interim UL post|date=June 24, 2008|publisher=''Acadiana Business''|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

LeBlanc resigned from the state House in January 2004, when Governor Blanco appointed him as commissioner of administration. With the close of the Blanco administration in 2008, LeBlanc was named the interim vice president for administration and finance at ULL, formerly the University of Southwestern Louisiana, at a starting salary of $212,000, high by Louisiana standards.<ref name=ull/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business/2705|title=Jerry Luke getting $212,000 interim UL post|date=June 24, 2008|publisher=''Acadiana Business''|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

He continued as the permanent vice president for administration and finance. LeBlanc received a bachelor's degree in business from ULL and formerly worked in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] as a [[real estate]] appraiser while he was a legislator. In 2005, as the commissioner of administration, LeBlanc was named "Public Official of the Year" by the magazine ''Governing: The States and the Localities''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/poy/Jerry-Luke-LeBlanc.html|title=Public Official of the Year: Jerry Luke LeBlanc|publisher=governing.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

He continued as the permanent vice president for administration and finance. LeBlanc received a bachelor's degree in business from ULL and formerly worked in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] as a [[real estate]] appraiser while he was a legislator. In 2005, as the commissioner of administration, LeBlanc was named "Public Official of the Year" by the magazine ''Governing: The States and the Localities''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/poy/Jerry-Luke-LeBlanc.html|title=Public Official of the Year: Jerry Luke LeBlanc|publisher=governing.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, LeBlanc, who had switched his party label to [[Independent (politics)|Independent]], considered running for the state Senate for the seat vacated by the term-limited Republican [[Michael J. Michot]] of Lafayette. He ultimately decided that his work at ULL would not permit time away for Senate business, and he did not contest the position, which was won by the Republican State Representative [[Page Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/8067-jerry-luke-not-running-for-michots-seat|title=Jerry Luke not running for Michot’s seat, April 4, 2011|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, LeBlanc, who had switched his party label to [[Independent voter|Independent]], considered running for the state Senate for the seat vacated by the term-limited Republican [[Michael J. Michot]] of Lafayette. He ultimately decided that his work at ULL would not permit time away for Senate business, and he did not contest the position, which was won by the Republican State Representative [[Page Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/8067-jerry-luke-not-running-for-michots-seat|title=Jerry Luke not running for Michot’s seat, April 4, 2011|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

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